New divisio b i gs togethe Teal D o es a d FlightWave Ae ospace; TRICHON debuts as Red Cat Ae ial’s fi st ew platfo m
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Red Cat Holdi gs, I c. (Nasdaq: RCAT) (“Red Cat” o the “Compa y”), a U.S.-based p ovide of adva ced all-domai d o e a d obotic solutio s fo defe se a d atio al secu ity, today lau ched Red Cat Ae ial, a ewly u ified e tity that b i gs the Compa y’s ae ial systems, teams a d e gi ee i g capabilities u de a si gle b a d. Red Cat Ae ial also u veiled its ewest platfo m, TRICHON™, a ha d-lau ched, lo g-e du a ce ve tical takeoff a d la di g (VTOL) t icopte built fo i tellige ce, su veilla ce a d eco aissa ce (ISR) missio s.
Red Cat Ae ial combi es the teams a d tech ology p eviously ep ese ted by Teal D o es a d FlightWave Ae ospace i to o e o ga izatio with o e public-faci g ide tity. The divisio ‘s po tfolio i cludes Black Widow™, FANG™, Edge 130, a d Hellcat™, ow joi ed by TRICHON. U iti g both busi esses gives custome s a si gle poi t of e gageme t fo Red Cat’s ae ial systems a d gives the divisio a sha ed e gi ee i g fou datio to develop ew platfo ms faste as missio equi eme ts cha ge.
“Red Cat Ae ial b i gs togethe deep e gi ee i g expe ie ce, p ove tech ology a d a sha ed focus o solvi g the ope atio al challe ges faci g today’s wa fighte s,” said Mitch McDo ald, CEO of Red Cat Ae ial. “As o e o ga izatio , we ca build o the st e gths ac oss ou po tfolio a d accele ate the developme t of pu pose-built systems fo evolvi g missio equi eme ts. TRICHON is the fi st example of that app oach, combi i g lo g-e du a ce ISR with a p ove tech ology fou datio i a platfo m desig ed to be fielded i mea i gful umbe s.”
Mode ope atio s a e d ivi g dema d fo small UAS i qua tities that suppo t t ai i g, deployme t, att itio a d eplaceme t, athe tha a limited umbe of high-pe fo ma ce ai c aft. TRICHON is desig ed a ou d that equi eme t. It pai s lo g-e du a ce VTOL ISR with a p ove elect o ics co e, buildi g o tech ology al eady t usted by U.S. a d allied ope ato s. The esult is a lowe cost of e t y fo u its fieldi g capable ISR systems i mea i gful umbe s.
TRICHON ma ks the sta t of Red Cat Ae ial’s ext phase of developme t. The divisio will co ti ue to expa d its po tfolio with platfo ms a d tech ologies desig ed fo cha gi g missio equi eme ts ac oss the mode battlefield.
Red Cat Ae ial a d TRICHON will be showcased at the Associatio of the U ited States A my’s A ual Meeti g & Expositio (AUSA 2026), Octobe 12–14 i Washi gto , D.C. Atte dees ca see TRICHON alo gside the full Red Cat Ae ial po tfolio at Red Cat’s Booth 353 i Hall ABC at the Walte E. Washi gto Co ve tio Ce te .
Red Cat’s ma itime divisio , Blue Ops, is also at AUSA, co ducti g o -wate demo st atio s of its Va ia t 7 u c ewed su face vessel (USV) o the Potomac Rive th oughout the show. The demo st atio s give defe se a d gove me t leade s a fi stha d look at Blue Ops’ app oach to fast, missio – eady ma itime auto omy. To equest a demo st atio , visit Booth 353 o submit o li e at https://blueops.com/va ia t-7-demo- equest/.
Red Cat (Nasdaq: RCAT) is a U.S.-based p ovide of adva ced all-domai d o e a d obotic solutio s fo defe se a d atio al secu ity. Th ough its i teg ated po tfolio of t usted U.S. a d allied ha dwa e a d softwa e offe i gs, Red Cat suppo ts milita y, gove me t, a d public safety ope atio s ac oss ai , la d, sea a d space. Its systems spa small u ma ed ai c aft systems, u c ewed su face vessels, wi eless powe t a sfe tech ology, a d auto omous swa mi g softwa e to e ha ce situatio al awa e ess, ope atio al effective ess, a d missio safety. Lea mo e at www. edcat. ed.
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